Planned to accommodate commerce, culture, residence and entertainment, the city is set to be built over 250 square kilometers in Subiya, in individual phases. The city is expected to be completed reportedly with an estimated cost of $132 billion.
Silk City will be connected to Kuwait City via the Jaber Causeway which opened in 2019, and will be built to hold a housing capacity of 700,000 people.
The city will be divided into four districts, according to the Tamdeen Group website. These include – Finance City, Leisure City, Ecological City and Residential City.
Silk City will also include other attractions such as an “Olympic Stadium, a nature reservation area spanning 2 square kilometers, a new airport and a duty free area in addition to multiple amenities including business, leisure, athletic and environmental areas and conventions,” the report said.
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